Among [[#Later Donationsdonations|Camden Public Library's donation]] of 20th century cookery book to Leeds University Library were many works by the influential cookery writer, [[Elizabeth David]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography of David, Elizabeth|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50960|website=ODNB|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|accessdate=6 April 2017}}</ref> In her first cook book, ''[[A Book of Mediterranean Food]]'' (1950), she reintroduced more exotic ingredients – such as [[Common fig|fig]]s, [[garlic]] and [[olive oil]] – that had been absent from British cooking during the war.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Elizabeth David|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/5318782/Elizabeth-David.html|accessdate=6 April 2017|publisher=The Telegraph|date=23 May 1992}}</ref>
